Less than a week after Canadian tourists were overcharged by the infamous Greek DK Oyster Barnearly $ 600Restaurants have been talked about in yet another incident. Suspicion of epicurean blackmail. This time, a Mikonos-based restaurant allegedly robbed a couple in the United States of their $ 557 wallet with a dozen oysters and just four drinks.
"My husband seemed to be'wrong'," said New Jersey lawyer Theodora McCormick (50 ), a "strange experience" allegedly occurred last month. Told Sunabout. She and her husband were on vacation on a Mediterranean island.
Unfortunately, their idyllic beach vacation went south after they stopped at the seafood depot for a drink. The adventurer said he was looking for a taxi to return to the hotel when he found a sign outside DK Oyster explaining that a taxi could be called in from the inside.
"I told her husband. Take a taxi and get a drink. Put it in, "McCormick recalled. "That was my big mistake."
The lovers knew little, their short pit stop would soon turn into a purse-stealing Odyssey.
When the traveler asked the waiter for a cocktail menu, he first noticed something suspicious and instead rattled aloud a list of drink options.
Hoping to be polite, the customer bought two beers, two martini, and a dozen oysters reportedly pressured by the server to order.
One of the most problematic components was beer. According to McCormick, this required two large cartoon-style boots filled with a whopping three pints of beer.
And while the couple were solidifying at a higher price, she wouldn't have been able to understand the exorbitant numbers that would appear in the bill.
"It was Mikonos, I knew it would be ridiculous ... 250-The weird euro, that's what we were thinking, "said an experienced vacationer. "But when I received the invoice, it was about 500 euros [about $ 510]."
But when they tried to complain about the bill, they cleared their cash. Until I agreed, the pair was surrounded by a group of "big and bulky" male servers.
"They don't have female waiters," exclaimed McCormick. McCormick was the day before her departure, so she reluctantly agreed to submit the bill.
"I told her husband,'We are abroad,'" she said. "It's ridiculous, but obviously it's a kind of scam. I'll pay and try to deal with a credit card company later."
After the New Jersey returned to the hotel, her fears were confirmed and many negative reviews were found on the DK Oyster Bar's Trip Advisor page. .. Indeed, the shaded facility has received only 2.5 out of 5 stars based on 1,576 reviews, and dissatisfied customers have "complete lip-off", "thief", joints. Labeled "the worst place in all of Greece".
McCormick said she felt she was particularly stupid, "I usually don't be fooled by this kind of scam."
"It was just a moment," she added. "I didn't mean to eat there, but I saw signs of it."
She accused her of establishing a "strange business model" of "stripping tourists and making people unhappy." did.
"They will never do repeat business, I think they are attracting enough people from all over the world so they are always fed with fresh meat, "McCormick lamented.
Of course, the lawyer and her husband are not the first to be fooled by the DK Oyster Bar. Earlier this month, Canadian newlyweds Linda and Alex Breen, both 30 years old, were allegedly forced to order beer, aperol spritz, and a dozen oysters while eating at a restaurant. Claimed to have been charged $ 570. Honeymoon.
However, the owner of the DKDimitrios Kalamaras subsequently denied's claim, claiming that: This person, who is trying to become famous through Instagram posts under the name Lindsay Breen, begins with a lie. "
" She insisted that she "repeatedly asked for a cocktail menu," and "the server didn't seem to want to serve a cocktail menu," Calamaras added. "Nevertheless, she ordered. Influencers, experienced travelers who make a living through world experience, do what most adults with the right mind do and present menus. I ordered drinks and food from the rejected waiter. "
The restaurant owner admitted that many bad reviews about trip advisors were similar to Breen's claim, but they were all wrong. Claims to be.
"Unfortunately, all of us working in the hospitality sector have been approached by the infamous" influential people. " Instead of making a living by promoting their products and services to their viewers, they put exorbitant pressure on a particular business. "Fee and free meals," Calamaras told Kennedy News. "At DK Oyster, we advertise in a way that seems suitable for restaurants and never give in to the influential people fascinated by the beautiful island of Mykonos."
Nonetheless, DK Oyster has recently been fined over $ 30,000 for deceiving two American tourists.
